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Plate Tectonics
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Answer 24 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
sea-floor spreading
transform boundary
tension
compression
2. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
volcanic mountains
compression
divergent boundary
tectonic plate
3. The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass - broke up - and drifted to their present locations
tectonic plate
volcanic mountains
continental drift
asthenosphere
4. The strong - lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
mantle
mesosphere
fault-block mountains
volcanic mountains
5. Mountains that form when magma erupts onto Earth's surface.
compression
folding
fault
volcanic mountains
6. The solid - outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
volcanic mountains
asthenosphere
fault-block mountains
lithosphere
7. When rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward.
continental drift
fault
convergent boundary
folded mountains
8. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
normal fault
compression
plate tectonics
asthenosphere
9. Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
strike-slip fault
folded mountains
tension
asthenosphere
10. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
normal fault
sea-floor spreading
asthenosphere
strike-slip fault
11. NOT a type of tectonic plate boundary
core
fault block boundary
tectonic plate
folded mountains
12. The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
reverse fault
asthenosphere
mantle
plate tectonics
13. The central part of the Earth below the mantle
convergent boundary
normal fault
sea-floor spreading
core
14. A fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
normal fault
mesosphere
transform boundary
mantle
15. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
transform boundary
tectonic plate
core
mantle
16. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid - outermost part of the mantle
tension
plate tectonics
tectonic plate
normal fault
17. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
asthenosphere
normal fault
crust
folding
18. A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall
volcanic mountains
reverse fault
mantle
transform boundary
19. The bending of rock layers due to stress
mantle
lithosphere
folded mountains
folding
20. A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
lithosphere
tectonic plate
fault
tension
21. Form when tension causes large blocks of rock to drop down in relation to other rocks. Tilting of rock layers can occur as tension pulls the rock layers apart.
fault-block mountains
strike-slip fault
lithosphere
asthenosphere
22. The theory that earth is divided into plates that move around
folded mountains
plate tectonics
tension
crust
23. Opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally
divergent boundary
strike-slip fault
normal fault
mantle
24. The boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
convergent boundary
plate tectonics
folded mountains
folding